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Wellhead Protection (Maine Revised Statutes: Title 38 - Waters and Navigation; Chapter 13-D)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Maine
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Well sinking/boreholes Public health Potable water Oil pollution Hazardous waste Groundwater Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Pollution control Zoning Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Maine Revised Statutes concerns wellhead protection. It declares it to be the policy of the State, consistent with its duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to establish a coordinated statewide program to protect drinking water wells from contamination by oil or hazardous waste. The Legislature further finds that spills of oil and hazardous waste pose a significant risk to groundwater quality and that the handling of those substances near drinking water wells should be restricted to reduce the risk of contamination. The chapter further provides for prohibition on installation of facilities in wellhead protection zones; variances in zoning laws; installation requirements for aboveground heating oil supply tanks in the wellhead protection zone of a community drinking water well; and financial assistance for upgrading aboveground oil storage tanks or facilities.

Full text
English
Website
legislature.maine.gov